RV Tips & Tricks

OK. I give up. What are these hooks for?

At Lake Catherine State Park the RV sites have these green hooks, and I can't figure out what they're for. The entire assembly is probably six feet tall. There's a hook at the end that is obviously intended for something to hang from, but ..... wha...

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No one rving has any medical problems?

Best toad for carrying a canoe?

I am looking for a toad that can carry a 16 foot canoe on the roof. I considered a Honda CR-V but the rack spacing is only 4 feet between rails (leaving 12 feet hanging unsupported) and the hatch will not open all the way with the canoe on top. I con...

Lippert StrapTek WD setup

Didnt see this listed anywhere on here and thought some of you engineers would like to noodle over it!Lippert StrapTekLooks to simply replace the chains and snap up bracket of normal WD systems. Not sure how much "better" this would be but its inter...

Pull in slides in wind?

We are in Bullhead City in a wind storm. At what wind speed would you pull in your slides? Sustained or gusts? Thanks!

One killed, another injured due to tire explosion

I just read that at least one man was killed at a Sear's Auto Center in Salem, NH, when a large tire exploded while being aired up. Very sad. I know that some of us run with large tires that operate under high air pressures, and I have read on this...

Chrome rims

Don't know IF I have ask before. And I know it is a personal choice. But I have been thinking of putting a set of chrome rims on the TT. The white ones that came on it seem to rust pretty fast and I though why not.So in your considered opinion. Do ch...

RV Campground Host for Summer 2016 in Saratoga, CA

Sanborn County Park near Saratoga, CA will need a campground host for the Summer beginning in May, 2016 through September. This is a 15 site RV Park set in the Santa Cruz Mountains near the village of Saratoga in the heart of Silicon Valley within ea...

Rv'ing with Multi needle Embroidery machine

Anyone RV with their multi needle machine. I have been wanting to take my Enterprise 10 needle Embroidery machine with me since we will be will be most timers. Someone had said that it is not good for a 10 needle because of the possible bumpy road an...

Flow Pur water softener

Has anyone ever used say solar salt or any other than table salt? I have been using table salt as suggested but it only last a few days then I must regenerate. I'm fine with regenerating every 1.5-2 weeks but this 3-4 days is getting old.

Planatation Park RV Park Tornado Devastation

Following up on my earlier post, the Plantation Place RV Park in Sunnyvale, Texas was devastated by the EF4 Tornado last night that rumbled through Dallas and Collin County.http://www.plantationplacerv.com/Fortunately, there were only a few injuries ...

Satellite vs WiFi TV service

Greetings, will be on the road shortly and have heard there are several WiFi type service (I.e. netflick; Hulu or Hulu Plus) which enable viewing TV programs and/or movies in place of Satellite providers (Dish so Direct Tv). Any opinions/recommendati...

Inflating tires 10lbs over?

Sorry to do this, as I am sure it has been discussed a lot - but my searches came up dry...So there was advice floating around on a past boat forum that properly inflated ST tires were rated for a max speed of 65 mph. For speeds higher, then the off...

Amazon Prime TV

For those of you who have Amazon Prime TV when you watch a Movie listed under Showtime or Starz does that cost extra. Or any of the ones listed as add subscriptions. This is all knew to us and uncertain on just clicking on things.Any help would great...

Anyone been in a Japanese RV?

I've seen pictures of RV's from Japanese companies like Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Nissan. They look quite compact, but I hear they are quite full-featured (by Japanese standards). Just wondering if anyone can share experiences or more info.

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